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Panthers visit Rangers in battle for upper hand in Game 5
While the New York Rangers played arguably their best first period of the series in Game 4 and settled for one goal, the Florida Panthers controlled the action over the final two periods and relied on their power play to deliver early in overtime.,As a result of those scenarios, the Eastern Conferen...
Corey Seager, Rangers look for another win vs. Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo won't have much time to try to devise a new strategy for dealing with Texas Rangers slugger Corey Seager.,Seager, who punished the Diamondbacks en route to being named the World Series MVP last fall, struck again Tuesday night with a three-run homer in the ...
Panthers tie up series with OT win over Rangers
Sam Reinhart scored a power-play goal 1:12 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla., to even the Eastern Conference final at two games apiece.,Game 5 is Thursday in New York, and Reinhart's game-winner assured the Panthers of a return tri...
Corey Seager homers again as Rangers top Diamondbacks
Corey Seager homered for the seventh time in seven games and Adolis Garcia's outstanding throw snuffed out a comeback attempt as the Texas Rangers knocked off the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas.,Seager, the World Series MVP when the Rangers defeated the Diamondbacks in...
Rangers activate RHP Nathan Eovaldi off IL to start vs. D-backs
The Texas Rangers are activating right-hander Nathan Eovaldi from the injured list in time to start against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night, manager Bruce Bochy confirmed to reporters.,The Rangers also activated rookie DH/OF Wyatt Langford from the IL before Tuesday's game. Langfo...
Reports: Rangers RHP Nathan Eovaldi returning to start vs. D-backs
The Texas Rangers are activating right-hander Nathan Eovaldi from the injured list in time to start against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night, according to multiple media reports.,Eovaldi last pitched on May 2, when he experienced tightness in his right groin and was placed on the 1...
World Series MVP Corey Seager on tear as Rangers, D-Backs begin rematch
Corey Seager has been flexing his muscles even though the Texas Rangers have been getting sand kicked in their faces for much of the last 2 1/2 weeks.,Fresh off belting a pair of homers, Seager looks to continue his power display on Tuesday when the Texas Rangers play a rematch of last season's Worl...
Rangers D Jacob Trouba fined $5K for elbowing
The NHL fined New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba $5,000 on Monday for elbowing Florida Panthers forward Evan Rodrigues.,The incident occurred late in the second period in Game 3 on Sunday. Trouba received a two-minute minor for the elbow as well as a minor penalty for slashing during the same seq...
Panthers look to even series with 'no-panic' Rangers
The Florida Panthers dominated the New York Rangers in most statistical categories in Game 3, except for goaltending and defensive coverage mistakes.,The differences in those areas are why the Panthers are hoping to even up the Eastern Conference Final series in Game 4 Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla....
Alex Wennberg's OT goal lifts Rangers over Panthers
Alex Wennberg scored 5:35 into overtime as the New York Rangers outlasted the Florida Panthers for a 5-4 victory Sunday in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final in Sunrise, Fla.,New York leads the series two games to one. Game 4 is Tuesday.,After losing an offensive zone faceoff to Evan Rodrigues w...
Corey Seager homers twice as Rangers end skid, top Twins
Corey Seager homered twice to help the Texas Rangers end a six-game losing streak with a 6-2 win against the Minnesota Twins in the finale of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Nathaniel Lowe had two hits and two RBIs and Josh Smith and Leody Taveras each had two hits and a ...
Phillies' Ranger Suarez vies for 10th win in clash vs. Rockies
Having Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola at the top of the rotation gives the Philadelphia Phillies an edge against almost any team. Therefore, Ranger Suarez serving as the No. 3 starter seems almost unfair.,Suarez (9-0, 1.36 ERA), after all, leads the majors in wins and is second in ERA. The left-hander ...
Streaking Twins, slumping Rangers heading in opposite directions
The Minnesota Twins haven't lost since holding a closed-door meeting last week.,They'll try to make it five wins in a row when they host the Texas Rangers in the finale of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,After the Twins lost their seventh straight game last Monday, 12-3 a...
Alex Kirilloff swats 3-run homer to rally Twins past slumping Rangers
Alex Kirilloff blasted a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to help the Minnesota Twins rally for a 5-3 win against the Texas Rangers in the second game of their three-game series Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis, Minn.,Twins starter Chris Paddack allowed two runs and four hits in f...
Panthers aim to rebound in Game 3 vs. Rangers
The New York Rangers opened the Eastern Conference final with one of their worst showings of the postseason. The Florida Panthers hardly expected Game 2 to unfold the same way.,While the Panthers are disappointed with Friday's loss in New York, they certainly are content with the split -- especially...
Alex Kirilloff, Twins look to top Rangers again
Minnesota Twins first baseman Alex Kirilloff grew tired of the questions.,Why wasn't he hitting as well as he could? Should he go down to the minors to fine-tune his swing? Could he figure it out at the major league level?,Kirilloff took out his frustration, if only for a day, with a go-ahead homer ...
Barclay Goodrow scores in OT as Rangers tie series vs. Panthers
NEW YORK -- Barclay Goodrow scored 14:01 into overtime and the New York Rangers beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Friday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final.,Goodrow won it by putting a shot from near the right circle over the stick of Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky after getting a clean cros...
Alex Kirilloff's homer helps Twins top Rangers for 3rd straight win
Alex Kirilloff went 1-for-3 with a go-ahead home run, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday night in Minneapolis., ,Christian Vazquez and Edouard Julien drove in one run apiece for Minnesota, which won its third game in a row. Jose Miranda, Carlos Correa and ...
Upbeat Twins hoping to stay hot vs. reeling Rangers
The Minnesota Twins are feeling good as they welcome the Texas Rangers to open a seven-game homestand on Friday evening., ,The Twins are coming off back-to-back wins against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday and Wednesday, and they enjoyed a day off Thursday after returning home. The victories sec...
Phillies sweep over Rangers, tie club's best stretch since 1892
Zack Wheeler pitched seven strong innings Thursday afternoon and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting Texas Rangers 5-2 to sweep a three-game series.,Philadelphia has won 11 of its past 13 and recorded its seventh series sweep of the season. The Phillies were 7-1 on the just-complet...